Alumni Highlights
Public Affairs Ph.D. Alumni Highlights
The Ph.D. in Public Affairs program has a history of excellent job placement for our graduates both domestically and internationally in academic as well as "pracademic" positions. Below you can find a list that highlights recent graduates and where they are now.
2021-2022
Karen S. Fuller-Veloz: Director at the Herbert and Nicole Wertheim School of Music & Performing Arts, Florida International University
Yanbing Han: Assistant Professor, School of Government at Nanjing University, China
Jennifer Hilton Montero: Director for International Initiatives, The University of Texas at Dallas
William T. Jackson: Postdoctoral Fellow, American University
Ömur Damla Kuru: Postdoctoral Research Associate, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Nga Le: Visiting Postdoctoral Association, Florida International University
Merlene-Patrice Quispe: Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Minnesota
Sofia Trelles: Adjunct Professor and Ombudsperson, Florida International University
Kaila Witkowski: Assistant Professor, Florida Atlantic University
Min Xiong: Researcher, Zhejiang University, China
2019 - 2020
Pallavi Awasthi: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Nova Southeastern University
Shawn Lorenzo Benaine: Research and Evaluation Manager, Children's Services Council (CSC) of Broward County, Florida
Vivian Gonzalez Cueto: Assistant Professor, California State University-East Bay
Ana-Maria Dimand: Tenure-Track Assistant Professor, Boise State University; Global Research Affiliate, ASU's Sustainable Purchasing Research Initiative
Evelyn Rodriguez-Plesa: Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University
Lilia Silverio-Minaya: Sr. Higher Education Solution Engineer, Oracle
2018 - 2019
Andrea M. Headley: Assistant Professor at McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University
Vaiva Kalesnikaite: Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science, Clemson University
Nicholas Martinez: Managing Director of Data & Research, All Voting is Local; Instructor, New York University
2017 - 2018
Sebawit G. Bishu: Assistant Professor, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington
Auzeen Shariati: Assistant Professor, George Mason University; Director of the Undergraduate Program in Crimonology, Law and Socity at George Mason University
Christa L. Remington: Assistant Professor, University of South Florida
2016 - 2017
NakHyeok Choi: Research Fellow, Department of Public Administration at Gachon University, South Korea
Michele Tandardini: Assistant Professor at Penn State University Harrisburg; Secretary, Keystone State Chapter of ASPA
Shahed Al-Tammar: Assistant Professor, Kuwait University, Kuwait
2015 - 2016
Rachel Emas: Associate Teaching Professor, The George Washington University
Ilyana Albaran: Chief Executive Officer, Alba Research & Consulting, LLC
Cristina Rodriguez-Acosta: Inter-regional Adviser in Innovation and Digital Government for Public Service Delivery, United Nations; Adjunct Professor, Florida International University
2014 - 2015
George Atisa: Associate Professor, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Yongquing Cong: Assistant Professor, Jilin University, China
Palina Prysmakova: Associate Professor, Florida Atlantic University